Aromatic Red Cedar Lumber

This wood glues and finishes well.

Aromatic red cedar lumber.

Aromatic red cedar has a distinct and tell tale scent. It is known for its distinct scent and is commonly used in closets and chests to repel moths insects. The wood is soft with a fine even texture. Because of overharvesting and the fact the tree is very slow growing the lumber available is usually short and narrow.

Aromatic cedar is easy to work with. Aromatic cedar by the piece maybe sawn up to 1 16 of size listed. Tiger myrtle oak red oak white pecan pine eastern white. Very knotty with distinctive cedar aroma.

Most choose to leave the wood unfinished to keep the aromatic smell. However thin sapwood can be nearly white. Aromatic red cedar glues and finishes well though in many applications the wood is left unfinished to preserve its aromatic properties. Domestic hardwood aromatic cedar is classified as a domestic wood and is sometimes referred to as eastern red cedar southern red juniper incense cedar savin pencil cedar or pencil juniper.

Domestic timber that best grows in the southern states. Aromatic cedar dimensional lumber. Call us now at 1. Cupressaceae the cypress family.

The material is generally full of knots. The grain is very fine and even except for knots. The wood is commonly used in closets and chests to repel moths and other insects. Click here for complete species details.

Eastern red cedar lumber aromatic cedar eastern red cedar or aromatic cedar has been used for years in cedar chests and closets to protect clothing from insect damage. Average weight is 2 5 lbs per bf. It has a fine even texture and outstanding resistance to decay. Aromatic cedar has varying shades of red color.

Sapwood voids and live edge are not considered a defects in this species. It has a delicate fragrance. Cedar is red in color and the thin sapwood is nearly white. It has a beautiful contrast between the reddish purple heartwood and white sapwood.

Aromatic red cedar is straight grained with knots throughout. Shows reddish heart with white sap. 2 good faces free of rot doughty and soft knots. 1 x 4 x 8 4 66 1 x 6 x 8 7 00 1 x 8 x 8 9 32.

A grade lumber. Aromatic cedar aromatic red cedar boards tend to be knotty and narrow because this is a very slow growing species and most trees harvested tend to be fairly small in diameter. We also saw custom orders upon request. Aromatic cedar lumber angela raimato 2019 03 25t15 45 56 04 00.

Except for the knots the grain is very. Soft easy to work but knots may present some difficulties. May have minimal bark on one face.